For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you'.The artwork for the album was developed by Eric Duvauchelle, who was then part of Roc-A-Fella's in-house brand design team. But some career goals don't require college. She later said, 'It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life.
The song features Jay-Z, who rhymes about maintaining status and power given his chart success, while West comments on racism and poverty. The first verse of the song is told through the eyes of a drug dealer seeking help from God, and it reportedly took over six months for West to draw inspiration for the second verse.' ' is influenced by West's near-death car crash. Garry Mulholland of described it as a 'towering inferno of martial beats, fathoms-deep backing chants, a defiant children's, wails, and sizzling orchestral breaks'. 'Jesus Walks' is built around a sample of 'Walk With Me' as performed by the ARC Choir.
The lyrics are mostly critical of the working world, where West muses about flying away in a spaceship to leave his boring job, and guest rappers and add comparisons to modern day retail environment with slavery.On ', West professes his belief in Jesus, while also discussing how religion is used by various people and how the media seems to avoid songs that address matters of faith while embracing compositions on violence, sex, and drugs. Gospel hymn with elements ' precedes 'Spaceship', a track with a relaxed beat containing a soulful sample.